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Suspect charged after taxi driver strangled and robbed
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Detectives investigating the assault and robbery of a taxi driver have charged a suspect.
The attack happened while the victim was driving a customer along Carlton Hill Road, Carlton.
Following a disagreement with his passenger, the driver decided to pull the car over, around 9.50pm on 28 April.
At that point, he was reportedly strangled from behind and had a bag of coins stolen from the taxi’s central console.
In the resulting commotion, the driver tried to drive away – with the other man still grabbing his throat – causing the car to spin out of control.
When the vehicle came to a stop, both men got out, with the driver fleeing on foot and the passenger leaving the scene with the taxi’s cash float.
Detectives have been investigating the incident since then and this week charged suspect Joshua Campbell, 33, with robbery, intentional strangulation and causing danger to road users.
Campbell, of no fixed address, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (19 May), where he was remanded into custody.
He will next appear before Nottingham Crown Court on 16 June.
Detective Constable Andre Foster, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“This must’ve been a terrifying ordeal for the taxi driver, who was just trying to do his job when this happened.
“Robbery in itself is an incredibly serious offence, which is only intensified still further when violence is added in.
“This type of behaviour cannot be allowed to go unchecked.
“We’ve now charged a suspect in connection with this incident and hope this update, which we’ve shared with the victim, provides them with a degree of reassurance.”